The BEST way to de-ice your car this winter… and the method you should avoid that could shatter your windscreen
- Rooster Car Insurance shared the best ways to defrost your car after frost hits
You’re already late, it’s still dark outside, you open the front door and the pure white of the windshield of your car is the first thing you see… this is not your morning.
Millions of Brits will face similar problems this winter when faced with a frozen vehicle that requires attention.
But be warned: throwing a can of boiling water over your frozen drive to work is about the last thing you should do.
Conveniently, a TikTok video from a car insurer has shared the best ways to defrost your car quickly after a freezing night.
A TikTok video from a car insurer has shared the best ways to quickly defrost your car after a freezing night. Rooster Car Insurance posted the clip to its channel on the social media platform in an effort to help motorists get rid of all the ice that lingers on their cars during periods of particularly cold weather
Rooster Car Insurance posted the clip to its channel on the social media platform in an effort to help motorists get rid of the ice that can remain on their cars during periods of particularly cold weather.
The insurance company’s first tip was to make a mixed solution that contains equal parts water and rubbing alcohol before storing the mixture in a spray bottle so you can easily spread it over your car.
Although they advised that the solution should be even, the company said you can gradually add more rubbing alcohol to the combination if necessary.
Rooster’s next piece of advice was to take a bag filled with warm water and rub it over your windshield, which they said would “remove a thin layer of ice or snow.”
The provider urged caution about the temperature of the water used in this scenario, stressing that it should not be boiling as such a high temperature could crack or break your windshield.
Rooster said his “best” tip was to use your car’s built-in heating system and “warm up the car gradually.”
They added that if a thick layer of ice or snow builds up on your car, you should always use a scraper as it is “the best way to prevent damage to your windshield.”
Rooster concluded his video by advising drivers not to use their windshield wipers to remove ice or snow from the windshield, as they could also break.
Users commenting on the video also left their own tips to help others tackle icy and snowy conditions.
One user said: ‘The best thing is to put a large piece of map on the windshield when you park your car and in the morning just remove the map. It’s free and it works.
Another joked: “I’m just riding with the ice on, trusting God to guide me.”
A third posted: ‘Just put a blanket over the windscreen.’
A fourth added: “Just press the button for the windscreen defroster, it’ll be done in a minute,” to which Rooster cheekily replied, “one of those nice cars.”